"Watching as her skin pigment discolors, her loss of hair, the uncontrollable itch, and severe unintentional weight loss," he described. "It's misery to watch your sister come home every night for dialysis treatments as she just grows weaker."

But Kim said his nephew Danny Minh made the brave decision to donate one of his kidneys to his mom - just in time for Mother's Day. The pair underwent surgery at Piedmont Hospital Saturday.

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"This is the best mother's gift ever," Huong managed from her hospital bed. "A new kidney with a new life. Thank God, he has given me a second chance to live."